The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA)is taking a leadership role to ensure the landscape architecture profession is as inclusive, progressive and modern as it can possibly can be.

Most of what is thought or known about gender issues within the profession are anecdotal. To properly understand the issue, AILA has announced the launch of aGender Equity Study to investigate the participation of women in landscape architecture and develop strategies to address gender inequity in the profession.

The research and action project undertaken in collaboration with the research-based advocacy organisation Parlour: women, equity, architecture, and the XYX Lab at Monash University is developing the understanding of how we perform broadly as a profession and what might need to happen to improve. It will assist those workplaces that already have gender equity practices and principles in place to continue to improve and provide an important base for others to get started.

Gender Equity Working Group

AILA is currently forming a Gender Equity Working Group following the receipt of expressions of interest. The membership of the Gender Equity Working Group will be announced soon.